Watch: Successful Voyage Completed Using 100% Sustainable Marine Biofuel

As part of its long-term sustainability strategy, Tufton completed a successful voyage using 100% sustainable marine biofuel in partnership with leading marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels, together with Stolt Tankers and the technical managers Synergy Group, the companies have announced today.

The sustainable biofuel, derived from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and waste animal fats, was used on board the 20,762 DWT chemical tanker Monax on its voyage from North Europe to Canada. This...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-successful-voyage-completed-using-100-sustainable-marine-biofuel/

Who Will Write The Rules For The 21st-Century Global Economy?

Technology is the driving force of the 21st-century global economy. Every dimension of business and commerce is being digitalized, and revolutionary technologies and the innovations they generate are creating the building blocks for new products and services that will dominate the future says Press Release from Forbes.

US And China Mobilise The World

Nations are mobilizing to capture their share as the world’s geopolitical titans — the United States and China — know their power rests with their...

https://mfame.guru/who-will-write-the-rules-for-the-21st-century-global-economy/

IMO: Energy Efficient Ship Operation – Free Online Course Launched

Energy efficient shipping course

IMO’s a public-private partnership initiative to tackle GHG emissions, the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA), has launched a free to access E-Learning course aimed at seafarers and anyone interested in this aspect of shipping. The self-paced course, ‘An Introduction to Energy Efficient Ship Operation’ is intended as a first glimpse into how GHG emissions from ships can be addressed.

The online course, designed by e-learning specialist Ocean Technologies...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-energy-efficient-ship-operation-free-online-course-launched/

World Earth Day: CMA CGM Reiterating Its Commitment To Protecting The Planet

CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE Rotterdam LNG Bunkering

To mark the 51st World Earth Day and the start of the Leaders Summit on Climate convened by U.S. President Joe Biden, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is reiterating its commitment to protecting the planet. The CMA CGM Group has always considered its business performance as intrinsically linked to its social and environmental performance.

In the firm belief that it needs to go above and beyond the target set by the IMO of halving overall CO2 emissions by 2050, the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/world-earth-day-cma-cgm-reiterating-its-commitment-to-protecting-the-planet/

NYK Inks Two Sustainability Linked Loans Worth US$804 Million

NYK Ranked Top Company Ready for Low-carbon Transition

NYK signed two sustainability linked loan (SLL) agreements aligned with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles set forth by the Loan Market Association* and other organizations. These two agreements bring NYK’s total number of SLLs to four.

The objective of the SLL is to promote and support environmentally and socially beneficial economic activities by linking corporate loan terms with a customer’s performance against mutually agreed sustainability performance targets (SPTs) consistent with a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-inks-two-sustainability-linked-loans-worth-us804-million/

NYK Signed COA with Neste for Ocean Transportation of Renewable Diesel

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has signed a Contract of Affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a wholly owned subsidiary company of Neste Oyj (Neste) headquartered in Finland, for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel, says a press release published on their website.

About The Contract

In December 2020, NYK Bulkship (Asia) made the first spot contract for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel, and delivery of the cargo was successfully...

https://mfame.guru/nyk-signed-coa-with-neste-for-ocean-transportation-of-renewable-diesel/

Amsterdam Moves Towards Making The Port More Sustainable With Shore Power

Walstroom voor zeeschepen

Together we can make the port more sustainable. We are looking at various possibilities to achieve this, in cooperation with our customers and partners. On 8 and 9 February, the first test took place with shore power for short sea vessels at a terminal.

Shipping company Wilson moored their ship Wilson Goole at VCK Logistics’ Waterland Terminal. The ship received power via SKOON’s battery(link is external).

Battery test

The battery test is another step towards a more sustainable shipping industry....

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/amsterdam-moves-towards-making-the-port-more-sustainable-with-shore-power/

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